LUDLOW, Mass. (WWLP) – There have now been two motorcycle crashes in each of the first two days of spring in western Massachusetts.

A 23-year-old Ludlow man was hurt when his motorcycle collided with a car on Center Street in Ludlow shortly after 7:00 p.m. Tuesday.

Ludlow Police Sgt. Brian Shameklis told 22News the bike was heading North on Center Street when it came in contact with a car backing out of a driveway. He said, “It’s likely that charges will be brought. It appears the motorcycle was speeding.”

Sgt. Shameklis said the motorcycle rider was conscious and talking with police when he was loaded into the ambulance that brought him to the hospital. A tow truck took the motorcycle away on a flatbed.